Album Night Shots and Star Trails

[Nick]

View attachment 2149
North end of the San Rafael Swell.
ISO 1250
f3.5
30 sec exposure
100 stacked images as outlined in ibenick's post on star trails.
I'm really starting like the night photography,

Nice work! What camera and lens did you use?

 

[Waynee-ack]

I posted this once before as part of a trip report but here it is again.
Double Arch, Arches National Park
ISO 800
f3.5
30 sec. exposure
Used a speedlight to light the arch from below. There was also about a 1/4 moon.
I light Arches after dark when all the people leave.

 

[Waynee-ack]

Nice work! What camera and lens did you use?

I have a Nikon D7000 with the kit 18-105mm lens. Hoping to upgrade lenses to a Tokina 11-16mm f2.8.

 

[HomerJ]

Took these last week in the San Rafael Swell.

Camp



70 images
30 sec exposure
ISO 1250
f4.5
18mm.
I need to work on my foreground on these...



I used the method NateGeesaman posted here to make the comet like effect. To make the star burst, I just maxed out the Brightness and Contrast on the last layer in PS (saved me $50 for the plug in the article mentions)!

 

[Nick]

Very nice, HomerJ ! So let me just get this straight. On that last photo, you had a bunch of frames, I'd guess 20-25? And on the very last frame, you did the increased brightness and contrast and that is the result? That's killer! I just don't get how changing that one frame gives the whole thing a tapered look....

 

[HomerJ]

Very nice, HomerJ ! So let me just get this straight. On that last photo, you had a bunch of frames, I'd guess 20-25? And on the very last frame, you did the increased brightness and contrast and that is the result? That's killer! I just don't get how changing that one frame gives the whole thing a tapered look....

You layer the photos in photoshop so each image is a later. Then you adjust the opacity of each one. I took 70 photos so I started at 1.4% opacity and increased it by 1.4% until the last photo which was 100%. Then I maxed out the contrast and brightness on the last layer to make it brighter. The photo above I actually went back and decrease the opacity by 1/2 on each image/layer and I liked it a little better. I shouldn't have decreased the last photo as that would have made the star brighter....

 

[Yvonne]

I need to take a Photoshop class...

 

[HomerJ]

I need to take a Photoshop class...

I'm sure it helps, but I've never taken a class. I'm self taught. There are thousands of photoshop tutorials out there, just google "how to ____ in photoshop".

 

[Yvonne]

I'm sure it helps, but I've never taken a class. I'm self taught. There are thousands of photoshop tutorials out there, just google "how to ____ in photoshop".

I have a tutorial book, but guess what. No time to read it right now.
But my college is offering a photography course. Good thing, I'll get 3 credits and eventually learn something new.
Especially when it comes to software like photoshop.
I guess, I will give it a try
Easy earned credits...

 

[Bill]

You layer the photos in photoshop so each image is a later. Then you adjust the opacity of each one. I took 70 photos so I started at 1.4% opacity and increased it by 1.4% until the last photo which was 100%. Then I maxed out the contrast and brightness on the last layer to make it brighter. The photo above I actually went back and decrease the opacity by 1/2 on each image/layer and I liked it a little better. I shouldn't have decreased the last photo as that would have made the star brighter....

Very cool
I've messed with a few but damn its time consuming

I need to take a Photoshop class...

youtube
there's a tutorial for anything you want to do.

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Dominguez Creek Stars by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

 

[Yvonne]

Wow!!! That's amazing!!

 

[Deadeye008]

Awesome shot Randy!

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[wes242]

Heres one from our campsite down Hole in the Rock Road.

 

[Yvonne]

where did you camp?Sooner Rocks? That looks really cool

 

[wes242]

where did you camp?Sooner Rocks? That looks really cool

I camped at Sooner Rocks on Thursday and Friday night, but this was Saturday night at about Mile 21ish, and off the road a little.

 

[Yvonne]

I camped at Sooner Rocks on Thursday and Friday night, but this was Saturday night at about Mile 21ish, and off the road a little.

looks great, I'm always looking for great camp spots along Hole in the Rock Road

 

[HomerJ]

Dominguez Creek Stars by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

WOW! That rocks!:twothumbs:

 

[NateGeesaman]

Heres one from our campsite down Hole in the Rock Road.

cool shot! kind of looks like your camp chair caught on fire.

 

[Bill]

This weekends campsite in the Swell

North Temple Trails by Summit42, on Flickr